Smiley Rastogi

• Managed end-to-end financial reporting, including monthly P&L analysis, variance reporting, and profitability tracking to enhance financial visibility across multiple client accounts.
• Supported month-end and quarter-end financial close activities, ensuring accurate revenue recognition and financial data reconciliation.
• Monitored project costs, billing, invoicing, and revenue leakage risks, helping improve account-level profitability.
• Performed forecasting and financial modeling using historical trends, project pipelines, and margin analysis.
• Developed and maintained operations dashboards and MIS reports, delivering actionable insights that drove informed decision-making on project financial performance.
• Partnered with Client Partners, Project Managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to analyze financial drivers and improve decision-making.
• Improved reporting accuracy and turnaround time by streamlining manual finance processes using advanced excel functions.

• Maintained accurate books for multiple hotels, including journal uploads, GL reviews, P&L and trend analysis, month-end close, and cash flow reporting.
• Collaborated with the Essbase team to analyze financial data and accurately post annual budgets.
• Posted accruals, provisions, and reclassifications; handled amortization of prepaid expenses.
• Led finalization of accounts, month-end activities including payroll, bonus, petty cash, and nationality allocations.
• Reviewed GLs and posted adjustments to ensure compliance.
• Allocated food & beverage costs across outlets based on revenue.
• Booked contractual fees and incentive management fees based on GOP.
• Performed key validations checks: room count, customer allocations, loyalty programs, and non-operating accounts.
• Reconciled balance sheets and resolved open items promptly.
• Set up allocation rules in PeopleSoft and documented SOPs and training materials.
• Drove automation and process improvement initiatives that reduced manual effort and improved reporting efficiency.
• ERP Used: PeopleSoft, Oracle ARCS

• Analyzed payroll data in Power BI, commented on variances and trends.
• Reconciled sales (Takings), posted journals for bad debts, and carried forward balances.
• Reviewed P&L and corrected misclassifications to the Balance Sheet.
• Prepared and reversed accruals; corrected GL code errors.
• Conducted trend analysis for overheads and posted FP&A entries.
• Completed balance sheet reconciliations and supported period-end close.
• ERP Used: Open Accounts, EBIS, Zendesk

Resolved 4,500+ accounting and finance problems for international students, enhancing their academic success.

• Delivered accurate academic solutions, earning recognition for performance excellence.
• Focused on financial accounting, ratio analysis, and cost accounting, supporting students' understanding of complex concepts.